Difficult to imagine
It is difficult to imagine that a coach willingly accepts losing one of the most disruptive footballers of his team, especially when that team is fighting for qualification to the next edition of the Copa Libertadores and still glances at the points table. However, Gustavo Alfaro's priorities seem to run along different lines.
Negotiation between Huracán and New York Red Bulls
The negotiation between Huracán and New York Red Bulls for the transfer of Alejandro Romero Gamarra, which has been advancing and retreating for weeks, seems to be coming to a successful conclusion. If so, the Parque de los Patricios club will collect around five million clean dollars, but will lose its jewel.
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Does Alfaro want Romero Gamarra to stay?
No. Is it because he does not consider the 22-year-old footballer important? No, far from it. So why? Because the coach prioritizes the desire of the player and his family. A family that, less than five months ago, suffered the death of Gladys, Kaku's mother, and his 11 siblings.
Alejandro Romero Gamarra and the dedication to his mother from the goal he scored in the match between Huracán and Lanús, for the seventh round of the Superliga. (Juano Tesone)
Hope the transfer goes through
"I hope they don't cut the boy's possibility of growing, which he has and needs. He needs it, and his family needs it, who suffered a fatality less than five months ago: the death of the support, which was his mother, at a crucial moment. The family needs this transfer to happen," said the coach during the press conference he gave after Thursday's training.
The sale of Romero Gamarra
The sale of Romero Gamarra has been agreed between the clubs since December, but the obstacle preventing the signing that certifies the transfer, as denounced by Huracán, is a claim from the player's former representative, Marcelo Simonian, who intends to intervene in the negotiation.
Not leaving behind
"Hopefully everyone is above economic interests to know that beyond football being a business, there's a family and a player who can't be left behind," emphasized Alfaro, who expressed confidence that the transfer will finally be completed because "the one insisting a lot is the coach" of the American team, Jesse Marsch.
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Death of his mother
The death of his mother was a tough blow for Romero Gamarra, who was visibly moved in the first games he played afterwards. "My teammates and the coach helped me, the people showed me affection, and little by little I'm getting through this moment, but I still haven't overcome it. It hurts to see my brothers so sad," he said in an interview on the Guardianes de la Quema program last November.
My mother always gave us everything
"My mom always gave us everything. As a child, she suffered a lot and never had anything. Then she made sure we never lacked anything. She was always here (in the Huracán stadium), in the best moments and the saddest ones. I always wanted her to have her own house, and by playing football, I'm going to achieve it," the player revealed in that interview.